Buffalo Springfield Again
The weekend gets pretty crazy...
Monday 5/30/11
[Pick of the Night] Vaud and the Villains / The Silver Lake Chorus / Paulie Pesh @ The Satellite (Free) – The Silver Lake Chorus should be good fun. They sing all the indie hits.
Maniac / Y Luv / Hello Vegas @ Bootleg (Free)
Emma Richardson / High Highs / Sarbetch Tucek @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
Tuesday 5/31/11
[Recommended] Hands / Oberhofer / Masxs @ The Satellite ($10) – Hands are classic soul inspired and feature “dueling keyboards” – a Hohner Clavinet and a Hammond (as well as bass guitar and drums). Pitchfork had some nice things to say about Oberhofer here.
Eternal Summers / The Beets / Seapony @ The Echo ($10) – Eternal Summers have toured with Best Coast and the Dum Dum Girls and sound a little like the Raincoats.
Lykke Li / Grimes @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
The Lonely Wild / State to State / Marvelous Toy / Tizoc Estrada @ The Central (Free)
Bruce Cockburn with Band / Jenny Scheinman @ El Rey ($35)
An Evening with Demetri Martin hosted by Jeff Garlin to Benefit the West Memphis 3 @ Largo ($15)
Ballerina Black / Secret Empire / Hell & Lula @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Andy Grammer @ Grammy Museum ($10)
Eternal Summers @ Origami (Free) – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 6/1/11
[Pick of the Night] Gruff Rhys / Y Niwl / DJ Andy Votel @ The Echo ($15) – For the Super Furry Animals fans.
Architecture in Helsinki / Hooray for Earth @ The Music Box ($22.50)
Low End Theory: Kode9 @ Airliner ($10)
Seasons / Pony Village / Modern Time Machines / The Terrapin @ The Satellite (Free)
Seasons / Pony Village / Modern Time Machines / The Terrapin @ The Satellite (Free)
XXX Nite with Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue and Friends @ Largo ($20)
Earth, Wind & Fire 40th Anniversary Tour @ Nokia Theater LA Live ($50 - $130)
AK and Her Kalashnikovs / The Shpil / Plotz! / Shoestring Trio @ Bootleg ($10)
Parade of Lights / Daylight Trade @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Flavor Flav @ Grammy Museum ($20)
Usher / Akon / Tinie Tempah @ Staples Center ($30 - $125)
The Eels / Juggler Josh Horton / The Watson Twins @ Galaxy Concert Theatre ($20)
Thursday 6/2/11
[Pick of the Night] The Undertones / Sweater Girls / Exploding Flowers @ Echoplex ($15) “Teenage Kicks” all through the night.
[Recommended] Avi Zahner-Isenberg / Farspeaker / Owens Valley Dynamite / Monte Mar @ The Satellite ($8) – Avi will play music from Avi Buffalo, Phantom Trannies and Burned Barely Sexual. Owens Valley Dynamite is a new band featuring Byron Reynolds, Jeremy Levy and Jim Bowers.
Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)
Woodsman / Tape Deck Mountain / White Hinterland / Kissing Cousins @ The Echo ($10) – Woodsman get a lot of comparisons to Animal Collective.
Manchester Orchestra / Sleeper Agent / Twilight Sleep @ The Music Box ($20)
Friday 6/3/11
[Pick of the Night] John Grant / Heidi Spencer / Sara Lov @ Largo ($25) – John Grant’s record popped up on a lot of top 10 lists. It’s a good, haunting, emotional, singer-songwriter record.
[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ El Rey ($20) – Pitchfork gave the new Antlers record best of new music and the All Music Guide said it was like a glossy, adult contemporary version of Deerhunter. I haven’t listened to it yet. The last one was just too depressing for me. Little Scream gets universal acclaim.
[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour ($25) – Archers of Loaf reunion. Should please their fans. I heard they were good at Sasquatch.
Grouplove / Walk the Moon / Alex Walker @ The Satellite ($10) – Grouplove is a local band that’s beloved by the NME (and plenty of local folks too). I still haven’t heard much of their stuff.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Ema / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($12) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have gotten some good buzz lately. Melodic indie rock.
Gayngs / Dirty Beaches @ Natural History Museum – Both of these bands have a passionate fanbase. The Gayngs record was a little too weird for me.
Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Hollywood Palladium ($43) - I have seen both of these bands.
Bootsy Collins @ Club Nokia ($21 - $50)
X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)
Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)
Forts / Religious Girls / Tigerbitch / Combat! @ The Smell ($5)
Flogging Molly / The Drowning Men @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)
California Guitar Trio @ McCabe’s ($20)
Saturday 6/4/11
[Pick of the Week] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I was too cheap to buy tickets, but I really wish I was going.
[Recommended] Amor De Dias / Damon and Naomi / Bell Gardens @ The Satellite ($14) – Amor De Dias is Alasdair MacLean from the Clientele and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez of Pipas. If you like the Clientele, I think you’ll dig it.
[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.
[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ Glass House ($15) – If you don’t want to deal with the museum earliness.
The Bird and the Bee @ Bootleg ($35 - $1,000)
Peter Bjorn and John @ Detroit Bar (Sold Out) - I still like their 2nd and 3rd records.
KROQ Weenie Roast: Linkin Park / Rise Against / The Strokes / Bad Religion / Cage the Elephant / A Day To Remember / Face to Face / Neon Trees / The Airborne Toxic Event / Lykke Li / Foster the People / Young the Giant @ Verizon Wireless (Sold Out)
X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)
Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)
REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield / Art Alexakis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $65)
Blackfield / Jordan Rudess @ El Rey ($25)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Alek Fin @ Bootleg ($10)
Jungle Fever / The Lumps / Deadly Finns @ The Smell ($5)
Sunday 6/5/11
[Pick of the Night] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Night two.
[Recommended] 14 Iced Bears / Phil Wilson / Aberdeen @ The Echo ($12) – Two Sarah Records bands and Phil Wilson of the June Brides.
Stornoway / Sea of Bees @ Troubadour ($13)
Arman Hovhannissyan @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $142)
Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – Country show at 5:00 PM
TJ Miller Makes Mayhem @ Largo ($20)
Youth of Today @ The Glass House ($15)
Neil Innes @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
